“Consumer Reports'" Secret Ways to Save Money

(NEW YORK) -- The May issue of Consumer Reports features 101 savvy secrets gleaned from the magazine's testers and writers. Elisabeth Leamy, consumer correspondent for ABC's Good M... Read More

When It Comes to Debt, Age May Be a Factor

(NEW YORK) -- How much debt do you have? The answer could depend on your age. While most American households have reduced their debt load since it peaked in 2007, recent college gr... Read More

Penn State Leads List of Highest-Paying Public Universities for Presidents

(NEW YORK) -- While former president of Penn State University, Graham Spanier, left the university during the worst scandal it has seen during his 16-year tenure, he was well compensated as the hig... Read More

Many Confused by Homeowner's Insurance, Report Finds

(NEW YORK) -- Most people buy homeowner's insurance to give them piece of mind, but as a new report out Monday finds, many Americans are confused by what it actually covers. "We know tha... Read More

British Tourists Charged $84 for Four Ice Cream Cones in Rome

(ROME) -- We all scream for ice cream, but one would hope that’s not because of the price. An ice cream parlor near the Spanish Steps in Rome ignited the wrath of the world this week after... Read More

Richard Branson Loses Bet, Serves as an AirAsia Stewardess

(KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia) -- Richard Branson, president of Virgin Atlantic, made good on a bet he lost when he dressed up as a stewardess for a competitor airline on Sunday. Branson made a bet tw... Read More

Huge Donation Goes to Wrong Animal Shelter

(SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.) -- One morning in early March, Susan Babbitt received a phone call from the Dana Law Firm in Scottsdale, Ariz. It was the kind of call people dream about: A woman had recently p... Read More

Workers Sue Russell Stover Sue For Overtime Pay

(ATLANTA) -- Employees for Russell Stover Candies Inc. filed a federal wage-and-hour lawsuit against the company, saying they were intentionally mislabeled as sales representatives and none of them... Read More

Stocks End Week in Record Territory

(NEW YORK) -- The markets teetered between small gains and losses Friday, ticking up just before the closing bell. The Dow Jones Industrial Average called it a week up 35.87 points... Read More

Newfoundland Pitches Tourism With a Goat on a Horse

(NEWFOUNDLAND, Canada) -- If nothing says spend your vacation at the most easterly edge of North America more than a goat on top of a horse, then Newfoundland and Labrador should prepare for an i... Read More